I'm a very romantic person.
I believe if people understood each other more, if people took the time and realize it's not 'all about me' and I'm on a big planet with a lot of other people and concerns, maybe we can learn how to get along with each other.
I went jogging up on Mulholland. In the middle of my run I had some form of asthma attack and couldn't even walk. I couldn't get a ride one block to my house. I thought I was going to die.
How often do you get a movie where the coolest character has your own real last name? I played Bob Morales as a cross between my own father - the passion, the fury - and the real Bob Morales. I loved that movie. People, kids always come up to me and tell me how much they still love 'La Bamba.'
Do I have to see movies and television about the English throne or the Holocaust every year? There are multiple multi-million dollar movies with the same backdrop. But our Holocaust - meaning Latino - aren't ever told.
If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler.
Well, actually yes, in 1988. There was a warrant for me because my assistant hadn't paid a ticket of mine.
I think that racism has gotten more subtle, and it's not even racism anymore: it's placism. Like where you live or whether you went to community college or Harvard, and it exists within the race.
In order to be a lieutenant, you've got to have authority in your voice. No matter how young your face looks, you've got to let your guys know that you're in charge.
I love being irreverent. But I hate being irrelevant. I love being irreverent because at the end of the day your actions belie your intentions.
I'll never lose the sense of being an underdog.
I see myself being a father, hopefully a husband, but I'm very gun-shy. The older I get, the further the goalpost.
I always pull over for people who need a push.
We as Americans of Latin descent are just as American as anyone else of any other descent.
Anytime you do something Latino, yeah, I love the color, the spice.
My character Esteban is a guy who really didn't think he was gonna be there at this point in his life. He's in his early 30s. He's got a son. He's raising his son as a single father.
I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry.
I like the Beatles. They're at the core of my musicality. And John Lennon's my spiritual father.
I just arrive, they hand me a script and say, do it.
I love shocking people.
